Morgane Chevalier

Morgane Chevalier is an Associate Professor at Vaud Teacher Training College (HEP Vaud) working within the Media, Digital Uses and Computer Science Teaching unit (UER MI). She specializes in multimedia pedagogical engineering, combining project management with e-learning scripting. Her work bridges educational theory and practical implementation of digital technologies in classroom settings, with particular focus on primary education.

With prior experience teaching in primary schools in Seine-Saint-Denis (France), working in human resources in Montreal (Canada), and teaching in the Canton of Vaud, Chevalier brings diverse perspectives to her academic work. She holds a Master's degree in e-learning from IPM, Lille 1 and is currently pursuing a MAS in 'Theories, practices and training devices for teachers' to refine her understanding of institutional and social contexts of teacher training in French-speaking Switzerland.

Her research interests focus on three complementary areas: online homework implementation in blended learning environments and fostering teacher communities of practice; how e-learning supports teacher professionalization; and robotics as a medium for knowledge, specifically examining how classroom robot integration impacts student learning and teaching practices. She is particularly interested in emerging communities of practice around educational technology.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on educational robotics as a vehicle for developing computational thinking in primary education. Her work consistently explores scaffolded learning approaches, intervention methods, and teacher perspectives on implementing robotics in classrooms. A recurring theme is the development of models to help teachers identify relevant computational thinking concepts during different phases of educational robotics activities.

Chevalier serves in several organizational roles including as an Associate HEP Professor, delegate of the intermediate body to the HEP Council, delegate of the Specialized Pedagogy Study Commission, and scientific collaborator at EPFL's LSRO. She is also a member of the educanet2 Community. Her teaching spans Bachelor primary programs, MASPE education, and continuing education courses covering image creation and processing, media education, Thymio II robotics, and flipped classroom methodologies.

She collaborates extensively with EPFL researchers, particularly on projects involving the Thymio educational robot, and has developed frameworks for creative computational problem solving through robotics. Her work demonstrates a commitment to translating research into practical classroom applications while supporting teacher development in the digital age.